Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s implementation of the fuel subsidy removal and the unification of the exchange rate. He said while they are necessary, their implementation was faulty. In a statement on Sunday, Spokesperson to the former president Kehinde Akinyemi said his principal made the comment at…
The Federal Government has dragged governors of the 36 states of the federation to the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas. The suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, is seeking full autonomy for all local government areas in…
Southampton beat Leeds in the Championship play-off final to secure an immediate return to the Premier League and the £140m to go with it. Saints’ 11-year spell in the top flight came to an end after a wretched campaign last time out but, despite finishing one place and three points behind Leeds in fourth, it…
The candidate of Labour Party in the November 11 governorship election in Imo State, Nathan Achonu, has vowed to pursue his case against Governor Hope Uzodinma to a logical conclusion, even if it means going to the Supreme Court. Achonu, who stated this at a world Press Conference Sunday in Abuja, said he received the…
A fresh protest has rocked Kano State over the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. The protesters are calling for Sanusi’s removal and the reinstatement of Aminu Ado Bayero as the Emir of Kano Wielding placards with varying inscriptions, they chanted solidarity songs as they marched through the streets to press…
A British nurse, Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has lost her bid to appeal. Letby, 34, had asked for permission to challenge the verdict after she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison last year. A three-judge panel of Britain’s Court of…
A senior lecturer at the Ebonyi State University, Ebonyi State, Prof A U. Enyi, has reacted to the allegation of his involvement in the suicide of one of his students, Favour Ugwuka. Ugwuka, a final-year student of English at Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, committed suicide. The undergraduate’s death came a few days after she complained…
Relief has come to Abia after 24 years in the wilderness, says Obi of Onitsha, HRH Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe. The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, on Friday, said relief has come to Abia State after 24 years of allegedly being in the wilderness. Achebe while inaugurating three roads—Old Court Road, Ehi Road, and…
Executive director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) Shaibu Husseini has denied reports that the Federal Government has placed a ban on money rituals and smoking in Nigerian films and skits. Clarifying the report, Husseini while speaking at a national stakeholders engagement on smoke-free Nollywood in Enugu on Wednesday, debunked the viral…
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has restated that his government does not share money but uses the state’s resources to work for the people. Otti stated this on Friday in Ohafia during a town hall meeting with the five local government areas in Abia North Senatorial District, as part of activities to mark…
